Visiting Professors

VISITING PROFESSORS SERIES

CHERISSE BERRY, MD, FACS

In August, the Department of Surgery welcomed Cherisse Berry, MD, FACS, associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, as the

UTHSC Diversity, Equity and

Inclusion Visiting Professor. She presented on the topic, “Disparitites in the Surgical Workforce: Are Institutions Ready for Diversity?”

Dr. Cherrise Berry.

JESSICA J. KANDEL, MD

In mid-September, Jessica Kandel, MD, the Mary Campau Ryerson Professor of Surgery, and Surgeon-in-Chief at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Biological Sciences, served as the UTHSC Women in Surgery Visiting Professor. She lectured on the topic, “Imposter Syndrome.”

Dr. Kandel presenting her lecture.

JAMES H. HORNER, MD VISITING PROFESSOR SYMPOSIUM

James H. Horner was a medical student who died shortly before his expected graduation from UTHSC. His medical degree was awarded posthumously in June 1988, and Dr. Horner’s family established this distinguished professorship “to promote education, compassion, and academic excellence in the practice of medicine.” The Department of Surgery hosted the event.

Expert speakers discussed collaborative approaches to decreasing community violence. The event was held October 28 at the Hamilton Eye Institute-Freeman Auditorium. Andrew Kerwin, MD, FACS, DABS, Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Division Chief, Professor of Surgery, spoke on the topic, “Data on Firearm Injuries in Adults,” while Regan Williams, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatrics Surgery, delivered a lecture on, “Data on Firearm Injuries in Children.”

ROCHELLE A. DICKER, MD

Rochelle Dicker, MD, Professor of Surgery and Anesthesia and Trauma Medical Director at UCLA, served as the James

Horner, MD Distinguished

Visiting Professor and presented a lecture entitled, “Healthcare Strategies to Reduce Firearm Injury.”